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At Work in the Archives: Place-Based Research and Writing

Lynée Lewis Gaillet & Jessica Rose Volume 4 Chapter Description This chapter outlines a plan for incorporating primary and archival research into first year writing course designs. Correlating directly with recent college initiatives and composition best practices, archival research asks students to see themselves as experts, engage in rhetorical activism, and take on college-to-career projects. […]

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The Rhetorical Possibilities of Accessibility

Rachel Donegan Volume 4 Chapter Description In this chapter, I provide some basic terminology and context for disability and accessibility and discuss how access features not only have direct benefits for a disabled audience, but are beneficial rhetorical bonuses for all writers (nondisabled and disabled).* By emphasizing access in their writing projects, students have the

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Technologies of Trust: Creating Networks of Goodwill for Collaboration

Lance Cummings, Rin Jackson, & Moriah Yancey Volume 4 Chapter Description Most students dread that fateful “group project,” often for good reasons. Our past experiences with group work sometimes don’t speak well to this kind of project.* But most writing in the 21st century is deeply collaborative and happens mostly in digital spaces. Observing the

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Four Things Social Media Can Teach You about College Writing—and One Thing It Can’t

Ann N. Amicucci Volume 4 Chapter Description Many students are frequent users of social media, and it’s important to recognize the rich rhetorical activity that happens on apps like Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok. This chapter teaches students how to take rhetorical moves they make on social media and mimic these moves in academic writing,

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The Evolution of Imitation: Building Your Style

Craig A. Meyer Volume 3 Chapter Description This chapter focuses on incorporating imitation practices into a student’s writing toolbox. By encouraging students to look more rhetorically at writing through imitation, they learn to recognize that language is more dynamic, and they can approach writing tasks with more contemplative thought instead of as a dreaded task.

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Composing the Anthology: An Exercise in Patchwriting

Christopher Leary Volume 1 Chapter Description A composition teacher shares stories – from inside and outside of the classroom – concerning the dangers and possibilities inherent in “patchwriting.” The article presents examples of patchwriting drawn from poems, anthologies, and prose and argues that it is a useful but underappreciated writing strategy. Alternate Downloads:  You may

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Reflective Writing and the Revision Process: What Were You Thinking?

Sandra Giles Volume 1 Chapter Description This essay explains to students that reflective writing involves their thinking about their own thinking. They may be asked to reflect about their audience and purpose for a piece of writing. They may write about their invention, drafting, revision, and editing processes. They may self-assess or evaluate their writing,

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From Topic to Presentation: Making Choices to Develop Your Writing

Beth L. Hewett Volume 1 Chapter Description Students need to learn how to revise their writing based on readers’ feedback, but they rarely know how to make such decisions. This chapter teaches students how to make decisions about essay development and revision by modeling and explaining a writing teacher’s decision-making process. Every semester, I ask

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